[Avodah] is this ok?

[Arie Folger]

RAM brought the following example of a tevilla for increasing kedusha:
>  I think the simplest example of this is the many tevilos done by the
> Kohen Gadol on Yom Kippur - surely no one thinks that there's any
> tumah he needs to get rid of. I would think that tevilas keilim is another
> example - the pots aren't really tameh, are they?

I don't think so. If that were so, you should be able to argue that as
the day progressed, the KG was being holier and holier. However, AFAIR
he ended the day with bigdei zahav.

Instead, I think it is fairly straightforward that he needs to tovel
because he is changing clothing, and undressing creates a need to dip
in the mikve.

KNLAD.

KT,

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